Minister of Finance (Pakistan)

The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. Currently, the Minister of Finance position is filled by Abdul Hafeez Shaikh who is the Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Finance.

Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
Incumbent
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
(Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue Affairs)

since 11 December 2020
Member ofCabinet
SeatIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
AppointerPresident on the advice of the Prime Minister
FormationAugust 14, 1947; 71 years ago
First holderMalik Ghulam Muhammad

List of Ministers

Name[1] Image Entered Office Left Office
Malik Ghulam Muhammad August 15, 1947 October 19, 1951
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali October 24, 1951 August 11, 1955
Syed Amjad Ali October 17, 1955 October 7, 1958
Muhammad Shoaib November 15, 1958 June 8, 1962
Abdul Qadir Sanjrani June 9, 1962 December 15, 1962
Muhammad Shoaib December 15, 1962 August 25, 1966
N M Uqaili August 25, 1966 March 25, 1969
Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan April 5, 1969 August 3, 1969
Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash August 4, 1969 February 22, 1971
Mubashar Hassan December 24, 1971 October 22, 1974
Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan October 22, 1974 March 28, 1977
Abdul Hafiz Pirzada March 30, 1977 July 5, 1977
Ghulam Ishaq Khan July 5, 1977 March 21, 1985
Mahbub ul Haq April 10, 1985 January 28, 1986
Yasin Wattoo January 28, 1986 May 29, 1988
Mahbub ul Haq (acting) June 9, 1988 December 1, 1988
Ehsan-ul-Haq Piracha December 4, 1988 August 6, 1990
Sartaj Aziz August 6, 1990 July 18, 1993
Syed Babar Ali (caretaker) July 23, 1993 October 19, 1993
Benazir Bhutto January 26, 1994 October 10, 1996
Naveed Qamar October 10, 1996 November 5, 1996
Shahid Javed Burki (caretaker) November 11, 1996 February 17, 1997
Sartaj Aziz February 25, 1997 August 6, 1998
Ishaq Dar November 6, 1998 October 12, 1999
Shaukat Aziz November 6, 1999 November 15, 2007
Salman Shah (caretaker) November 16, 2007 March 25, 2008
Ishaq Dar March 31, 2008 May 12, 2008
Naveed Qamar May 12, 2008 October 8, 2008
Shaukat Tarin October 8, 2008 February 22, 2010
No appointment February 22, 2010 March 18, 2010
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh March 18, 2010 February 19, 2013
Saleem Mandviwalla February 19, 2013 June 7, 2013
Ishaq Dar June 7, 2013 July 28, 2017
Rana Afzal Khan (State Minister) December 2017 May 2018
Miftah Ismail April 27, 2018 May 31, 2018
Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) June 5, 2018 August 18, 2018
Asad Umar August 20, 2018 April 18, 2019
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Affairs April 18, 2019 - 11 December 2020 (as an advisor),
11 December 2020 - present (as a federal minister)
Incumbent

See also

References

  1. Hayat, Usman (25 December 2017). "Why Pakistanis do not love finance ministers".
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